Overview
The second edition of The Script Road - Macau Literary Festival, themed "Immortal Prose," will be held from March 10 to 16, 2013. This major cultural event brings together over 30 renowned Chinese and Portuguese writers, publishers, translators, journalists, musicians, filmmakers, and visual artists for a week of literary and artistic celebration.
Featured Highlights
- Dates: March 10–16, 2013
- Format: A multi-disciplinary festival featuring conferences, seminars, book fairs, art exhibitions, concerts, and film screenings.
- Key Focus: Bridging Chinese and Portuguese-language literary worlds while expanding to other Asian and Latin writers.
Distinguished Guests
Chinese Literary Figures
- Bi Feiyu (award-winning author)
- Han Shaogong (author of A Dictionary of Maqiao, translator of Pessoa's The Book of Disquiet)
- Hong Ying (internationally acclaimed author)
- Yi Sha (controversial contemporary poet)
- Sheng Keyi, Wang Gang (prominent young authors)
- Xi Murong (renowned Taiwanese poet)
- Qiu Huadong, Pan Wei, Huang Lihai, Li Shaojun (influential writers and poets)
Portuguese-Language Writers
- Dulce Maria Cardoso (acclaimed novelist)
- Rui Zink & Ricardo Araújo Pereira (writers known for humor and language)
- Francisco José Viegas (former Secretary of State for Culture, writer, publisher)
- Valter Hugo Mãe (PT Literature Prize winner)
- Alexandra Lucas Coelho (writer and journalist)
- Carlos Vaz Marques (writer and translator)
- Bárbara Bulhosa (publisher)
- Deana Barroqueiro (novelist supported by Casa de Portugal)
- José Eduardo Agualusa (Angolan author)
- Luís Cardoso (Timorese writer)
International & Local Participants
- Regis Bonvicino (Brazilian poet)
- Paloma & Cecilia Amado (daughters of Jorge Amado, presenting a documentary)
- French writers Antoine Volodine and Claude Hudelot
- Local Macau writers and poets including Tang Meixiao, Jiran, Lu Mao, Huang Wenhui, Qing Lan, and Ke Yuanwen.
Special Projects & Publications
- Macau Short Story Anthology: Publication featuring winning entries from a local short story competition judged by Su Tong, José Luís Peixoto, and Xu Xi, alongside stories from previous festival guests.
- Resident Artists: Chinese artist Chen Yu and Goan artist Theodore Mesquita will be artists-in-residence at the Orient Foundation, with an exhibition of new and past works.
- Sculpture Art Exhibition: Curated by local artist Guo Tianxi at the Old Court Building.
- Theme Exhibition: Local artists will create works based on the theme "Beyond Words."
Film Screenings
- The Last Time I Saw Macao by João Pedro Rodrigues & João Rui Guerra da Mata (Chinese premiere)
- All the Way North by Huang Xiaoming
- On the Dragon's Flake by Ivo Ferreira
- Hou Bo, Xu Xiaobing: Mao's Photographers (documentary by Claude Hudelot & Jean-Michel Vecchiet)
Music Performances
- Camané: Performance of traditional Portuguese Fado music.
- Dead Combo: Portuguese folk band featured on Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations.
Organizers & Supporters
Jointly Organized by:
- Ponto Final (Portuguese-language newspaper)
- Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR Government
- Macao Foundation
With Support From:
- University of Macau
- Macau Pen Club
- Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau
- Macao Government Tourism Office
- Education and Youth Affairs Bureau
- Society of Arts and Letters
- Instituto Português do Oriente
- Orient Foundation
- Macau Closer
- Livraria Portuguesa
- Casa de Portugal
- Other public and private institutions.
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